The chalky taste of the contrast left her feeling nauseous.
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Chalky
Synonyms for "chalky" (76 found)
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Adjective(6 words)
Noun(1 words)
calcareous soil
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (22)
crusheddetritaldetriteddisintegrateddustyefflorescentfarinaceousfineflakyfleecy-whiteflouryfrostedfrostyfurfuraceousgone to dustgratedgrizzledgrizzlygroundhoar
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Adjective(1 words)
dry medium
Related words (38)
impalpablelactescentlevigatedlily-whitemarblemarmorealmealymilkymilledniveouspestledplatinumpowderedpowderypulverantpulverizedpulverulentpure whitereduced to powderscaly
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Noun(1 words)
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3 entriescrumbly texturegranular texturepowdery texture
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6 entrieschalky colorchalky finishchalky plasterchalky residuechalky soilchalky surface
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6 total sentences available.
The air down the road seemed to quiver and dance over the white chalky dust; while all the leaves upon the trees, and the grass in the meadows, drooped beneath the heat of the sun.
Source: tatoeba (11896371)
a chalky texture
Source: wiktionary
Their flowers range from the rather formal blossoming of outer London to the wilder flowering of the country, where willow-herb and broom, traveller's joy and campion, go rioting over the chalky banks of the Metropolitan Line.
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